Signs and Traces

Friedbert (65) is an actor, who has travelled around the world during his career. He always returned home however in his old mansion, where he makes long walks through the country and has thoughts about preservation and decay. During one of these walks, he meets Werner (55). Werner is retired chemist. With his retirementmoney he was able to buy his little house in the vicinity of Friedbert's mansion. The nihilist Werner and the megalomane Friedbert develop an infantile yet grave bond, that balances between friendship and animosity. When Friedbert tells Werner that he has cancer and only got one a few months to live, their paths of life start to converge.

Credits

Cast:

Hans-Jürgen Schatz

Achim Wolff

Nikola Weisse

Script:

H.T. Henkes

Camera:

Emre Erkmen

Editing:

Lorna Hoefler Steffan

Producer:

H.T. Henkes

Sound:

Magnus Pflüger

Music:

Gurdjieff

Wagner

Film info

Direction:

H.T. Henkes

Genre:

fictional

Country of production:

Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

Production:

2008

Shooting format:

HDV

Screening format:

4:3

Frame rate:

24 fps

Aspect ratio:

4:3

Sound format:

Dolby SR

Language:

German

Version:

OV

Runtime:

94